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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Breaking Culture News

Bernie Mac Pass aways at 50

1957-2008

we have sad news today in the culture city news roomon a Saturday but this is a shocker

actor and comedian Bernie Mac have died in what his publicist in a statement to the AP complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,"

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

Mac, grew up in the south side of Chicago doing stand up and acting but his brand of comedy was brought to a wide crowd where he was feather in the 2000 documentary "The Original Kings of Comedy" after that he star for five season on his own comedy show on "FOX" which is "The Bernie Mac Show" which feather his a family man tying too raise three kids.

He have appeared in film more recently he have been in Ocean's Eleven (2001)and it two sepule Ocean's Twelve (2004)and Ocean's Thirteen (2007),Head of State (2003), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Bad Santa (2003), Mr 3000 (2004)Guess Wh {2005), and Transformers (2007).

at the time of his death according to imbd.com he just star in two movie called Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson witch be out Nov.12 and Old Dogs with Robin Williams and John Travolta which is out some time out Next year.

Not a big fan of comedy, but Berine Mac was one funny guys i saw a few of the berine Mac show a man that was one hell of a show i just love berine talking to the camera and know what going down with his TV family life and not only that a reall funny guys.

Most of his films is on DVD as well as season on of "The Bernie Mac Show" which is out in May of 2004, the show can seen in Reruns here in the Detroit area on Fox 2 weeknights at 12:30, other times my very by city so check you local listing